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Section 49-31-21 of the Mississippi Multimedia Pollution Prevention Act requires all Hazardous Waste Generators (large, small) and SARA Section 313 Toxic Chemical Release Inventory (TRI) Form R filers to develop a waste minimization plan and to file an annual waste minimization certified report, which is due by July 31 of each year.

Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)

The Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) contains information about more than 650 toxic chemicals that are being used, manufactured, treated, transported, or released into the environment. Facilities using these chemicals are required to report the locations and quantities of chemicals stored on-site. The reports are submitted to the EPA and the State. EPA compiles this data in an on-line, publicly accessible national computerized database. Forms for the current reporting year are available in the link below. For more information contact the MDEQ TRI Data Administrator.

P2Rx The Pollution Prevention Resource Exchange is a national partnership of regional centers that advance pollution prevention as a cornerstone of sustainability. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency created the grant program that supports P2Rx in 1997. The centers ensure easy access to high-quality information on how to prevent and reduce pollution through source reduction and conservation of natural resources. The centers also build communities of practice, provide technical assistance and measure P2 program results.

Compliance Assistance Centers
Provide industry-specific compliance information. These “virtual” centers promote links between the small business community and their technical and regulatory providers. Through plain-English guides, consolidated checklists and other tools, compliance assistance centers seek to minimize waste production and maximize environmental performance.

Late Cretaceous age fossil crinoid, Dunnicrinus mississippiensis, calyx and ossicles in a slab of crinoidal limestone from the Prairie Bluff Chalk in Clay Co. Photo: George Phillips, @MSScienceMuseum. #FossilFriday @dtleader